A wildfire is burning Monday in Murray County along Peeples Lake Road while there is a Fire Danger Statement in affect for North Georgia and portions of Tennessee.

The wildfire is inside the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. Murray County Public Safety asks the public to avoid the Peeples Lake Road corridor at this time.

The Tennessee Division of Forestry will not be issuing burn permits for numerous counties on November 17-18 due to gusty winds and low humidity.

There is a fire risk in the following Tennessee counties as of Monday:

Bledsoe

Bradley

Hamilton

McMinn

Meigs

Monroe

Polk

Rhea

Sequatchie

Polk County 911 says this is not a burn ban, but the burning restrictions are issued by the State of Tennessee.

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